tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191231775873644401.post5254218335625272700..comments2023-10-20T08:48:01.548-04:00Comments on Stratheden Farm: The Blog: Bye Bye BirdiesMr. Fuzzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08305810540151153145noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191231775873644401.post-36153570141842624252012-03-30T18:36:53.331-04:002012-03-30T18:36:53.331-04:00It is DARN HARD to catch a worried duck, that is s...It is DARN HARD to catch a worried duck, that is so true! We have finally begun to deal with the preponderance of male ducks on the premises. The gender ratio is so skewed that the females have no feathers on the back of their necks! I would like to have more females than males but may have to settle on nearly equal numbers as we sort out which females are fond of which males. Tomorrow morning we'll catch 4 for the freezer...then we'll see who's left. I recently was given a sweet bantam silkie hen I am calling "Juliet" for our lonely bantam Auracana "Romeo" (who's been courting the big breasted Buff Orpingtons in vain...) After the flock gets accustomed to this new member, I'm sure he'll get up his courage and go introduce himself. She looks mighty homesick for her siblings right now on her lonely perch...Lausannenoreply@blogger.com